National Satellite Launch Base
National Satellite Launch Base (Persian: پایگاه ملی پرتاب), also called Chabahar Space Base (Persian: پایگاه فضایی چابهار), is an Iranian low Earth orbit launch base in Chabahar, Sistan province.[1][2][3]
Chabahar Space Launch Terminal | |
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پایانه فضایی چابهار | |
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Status | Under construction |
Location | South East Sistan and Baluchestan Chabahar |
Opened | 2025 first stage |
Owner | Iranian Space Agency(ISA) |
The site is around 5x5 hectare. It is run by the Iranian Space Agency. Phase 1 is planned to be opened in 2025. In Phase 2, the launch site is planned to be open for space launch of foreign countries' satellites too. Phase 3 will enable launch of rockets with solid fuel launch vehicles.
In line with the ISA's 10-year space program, the Chabahar Space Center is scheduled to be fully operational and capable of carrying out international space launches by the end of March 2031, the spokesperson added.
References
- ^ "تکمیل فاز اول پایگاه فضایی چابهار تا پایان ۱۴۰۳ - خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency". www.mehrnews.com.
- ^ سرابپور, سونیتا (August 13, 2022). "رئیس سازمان فضایی در گفتوگو با راه پرداخت".
- ^ "بازدید رییس سازمان فضایی ایران از روند احداث پایگاه ملی پرتاب ماهواره". irna.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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